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Needful Things by Stephen King

12 reviews

jstatt's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Great book. One of my favorite Stephen King stories now. I've found that most people don't like the ending but personally I really enjoyed it, and don't get scared off by me saying that about the ending, the journey there is so worth it. Please give this book a try.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Medical trauma

Minor: Addiction and Car accident

cyanide_latte's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I don't think I can give a fully comprehensive review of this book at this time, just know that I absolutely loved and adored the story for everything that it was.
Word of caution, as I don't have the energy right now to be able to list <i>all</i> the content and trigger warnings this book contains, I do NOT recommend this as someone's first Stephen King novel. This is extremely heavy and dark, and arguably too much to start with if you want to get into his works. If you've already read a few of his other books, especially any of the others set in the town of Castle Rock, then you should be okay.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Pedophilia